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Approve a contract with Economic and Planning Systems, Inc. for $95,225 to provide consultant services for the comprehensive analysis of the County's Public Facilities Fee, with a contract term of February 1, 2024 through July 31, 2024; and Authorize the County Administrator to sign the contract and any subsequent amendments, pending County Counsel concurrence, that do not exceed 10% of the total contract amount
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The County Administrator recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve a contract with Economic and Planning Systems, Inc. for $95,225 to provide consultant services for the comprehensive analysis of the County's Public Facilities Fee, with a contract term of February 1, 2024 through July 31, 2024; and
2. Authorize the County Administrator to sign the contract and any subsequent contract amendments, pending County Counsel concurrence, that do not exceed 10% of the total contract amount.
SUMMARY:
California Government Code section 66000 requires that the premises and projections upon which the Public Facilities Fee (PFF) is established to be evaluated at least every five years. The last evaluation occurred in FY2018/19; therefore, a new analysis is recommended. Following a competitive bid process, Economic and Planning Systems, Inc. (EPS) was selected to provide the necessary comprehensive analysis of the County's PFF.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There are two components to the contract scope of work with EPS, which includes the engagement of a subcontractor with expertise in traffic methodologies, for the analysis of the County's PFF.
1. $84,055 for EPS' analysis of existing, proposed and modified components of the PFF.
2. $11,170 for Fehr and Peers' analysis of the transportation component.
As indicated above, the net cost for the comprehensive analysis is $95,225 which will be funded from PFF revenu...
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